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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

does uni-rexx give me any capabilities designed specifically for the unix environment?

IBM,

1038

how to access data in control blocks such as jobname?

IBM,

1009

what if I need to have the same application running on multiple platforms, such as unix and the mainframe? Does that mean I have to maintain two separate sources?

IBM,

961

Can I cleanly uninstall oorexx?

IBM,

1020

for which platforms is uni-rexx available?

IBM,

1033

why is there no os/2 (ecs) port of oorexx?

IBM,

1055

can oorexx run normal rexx programs?

IBM,

1063

can I redistribute oorexx freely with commercial software?

IBM,

1109

is oorexx compatible with ibm object rexx?

IBM,

1065

how to pass parms to ispf edit macro?

IBM,

1172

how to access data held on the jes spool?

IBM,

1113

have you already used rexx - even for limited purposes? Do you need to maintain a high level of productivity during your transition to unix?

IBM,

1000

How to rename a table in DB2 ?

MCN Solutions,

1151

Is it possible to create an Instance in DB2 using DB2 Control Center ?

MCN Solutions,

1157

What is the difference between dbm cfg and db cfg file in db2 ?

MCN Solutions,

1595

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

List down the types of triggers in the db2 database?

1083

What is a page in db2?

1084

is it compulsory commitment control in journal?

2523

what is effect on receive map when

1323

Is it possible to port existing applications from the mainframe or os/2? Are there major changes required to do this?

969

When is inspect verb is used in cobol?

1322

There are 5 fields and 1000 records in a file. Unload it into an array. Write the syntax for declaration and how will you unload it.

1501

I have a File that has duplicate records. I need only those records that occur more than thrice.?

10019

how do we describe static call and dynamic call?

1072

Explain the difference between pseudo-conversational and conversational?

1152

What is the meaning of the deq command?

1194

Suppose if there are a set of statements and each has a word “value” in it, if I want to display all these statements so that the word “value” is aligned, then how do I code this in rexx?

1022

what does a file status of 02 on a vsam signifies?

1237

How to code these statements in JCL: CLEANUP INITIAL(NO) RESTART(NO) DYNALLOC(NO) job definition..?

2326

What is the structure and definition for the same?

1068

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